Are the hygienists in your office compensated based on a percentage of the production? |
534 total votes |
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18% |
Yes |
|
82% |
No |
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What sort of periodontal charting does your hygiene department use? |
357 total votes |
|
17% |
Automated |
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31% |
An assistant |
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52% |
Hygienist records manually |
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On average, how long have the hygienists worked in your practice? |
357 total votes |
|
5% |
Less than a year |
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20% |
1-3 years |
|
16% |
3-5 years |
|
58% |
More than 5 years |
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Generally, how are purchases made for the hygiene department? |
358 total votes |
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18% |
I make all of the purchases |
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50% |
I buy based on the hygienists' recommendations |
|
32% |
The hygiene department has purchasing power |
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Do the hygienists in your practice wear loupes? |
359 total votes |
|
58% |
Yes |
|
42% |
No |
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How much should a hygienist generally produce? |
350 total votes |
|
15% |
Two times their wages |
|
68% |
Three times their wages |
|
17% |
Four times their wages |
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Do the hygienists in the practice record patients' blood pressure? |
358 total votes |
|
49% |
Yes |
|
42% |
No |
|
9% |
No, the doctors do |
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Does the hygiene department use a diode laser? |
356 total votes |
|
14% |
Yes |
|
82% |
No |
|
4% |
It will within a few years |
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What is the doctor to hygienist ratio in the practice? |
359 total votes |
|
35% |
1:1 |
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45% |
1:2 |
|
16% |
1:3 |
|
4% |
>1:4 |
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Are the hygienists in the practice expected to upsell services or treatments? |
359 total votes |
|
42% |
Yes |
|
58% |
No |
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